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Presidential Elections The Supreme Constitutional Court confirmed that three of the 51 registered candidates satisfied the legal conditions for standing in the presidential elections, including the incumbent Bashar Al-Assad, Abdullah Abdullah and Mahmoud Marei,...
In accordance with the Civil Procedure Code provided for in Law 1/2016, the Syrian courts assume jurisdiction over a dispute where a nexus between a litigant and Syria can be established, such as where...
Presidential Elections The Speaker of the People’s Assembly formally announced that the 2021 presidential elections will be held on May 26th while expatriate voting is scheduled for May 20th. Nominations had to be submitted...
Conflict On March 15, 2021, Syria not only marked a decade of conflict but of contrition. In 2011, romanticized delusions combined with unenviable audacity flipped a peaceful way of life upside down, aroused the...
Microfinance The People’s Assembly approved the new Microfinance Bill, which was subsequently ratified by President Bashar Al-Assad as Law 8/2021. It replaces previous legislation regulating microfinance institutions provided for in Legislative Decree 15/2007. Microfinance...
As a civil law jurisdiction, the law of contract in Syria originates from several distinct legislative sources, including but not limited to the Civil Code provided for in Legislative Decree 84/1949, the Commercial Code...
Agriculture Citrus fruit production is down to 800,000 tons compared to 1.1 million tons in previous years due to several factors, including weather conditions, while prices rose to SYP 1,000 per kilogram, thereby creating...
Energy The Central Financial Supervisory Agency (CFSA) reportedly detected fraudulent activity concerning a contract between the Syrian Gas Company and a private oil services company to undertake works on gas fields north of Damascus...
Government The Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs announced the passing of veteran diplomat and Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem (1941-2020). He had served earlier as Syrian Ambassador to the...
Peter Ford is a former British Ambassador to Syria, where he was posted in Damascus from 2003 to 2006, and is currently the London-based Co-Chairman of the British Syrian Society. He also previously served...